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Continental Airs: Stocks & Rants

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Work Hard, Fly Standby. All the relevant information on the inside workings of a major commercial airline. With the close of the markets this past friday, it's marks the end of the third quarter. Continental's ( CAL. While surfing around I found a blog titled Detrick On The Rocks written by a captian who flies international routes for Northwest Airlines. In this entry. It's definately not the same as driving a bus for Greyhound or your local transit system. I'm thinking one day we're going to have to...

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Continental Airs: Cancelling Flights

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Work Hard, Fly Standby. All the relevant information on the inside workings of a major commercial airline. With jet fuel almost reaching $125 per barrel this week, CO is considering temporarily suspending some flights in select markets. The extremely high cost of fuel, together with the fact that CO has not been able to achieve its targeted wage and benefit reductions, means that the revenue from some flights doesn't even cover the cash costs of operating those flights. While I'm sure the front line empl...

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Continental Airs: Cleveland Saved?

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Work Hard, Fly Standby. All the relevant information on the inside workings of a major commercial airline. I was perusing the forums at Airliners.Net. When I came across a topic. Referencing current pension reform legislation before congress and the fact that if the reform measure is passed, then our Cleveland hub will be saved. But the following story. Our Cleveland hub is relatively small and is therefore highly susceptible to competitive pressure from other hubs in the region, like Northwest's large D...

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Continental Airs: Fares Raised, Airports Razed

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Work Hard, Fly Standby. All the relevant information on the inside workings of a major commercial airline. Fares Raised, Airports Razed. That's the big question, start hedging our fuel supply definately. Until the playing field is level we will continue to see distorted pricing by the low cost carriers vs. the legacy carriers. Maybe pressure the government into providing 'loan guarentees' so that the airlines can hedge their fuel supply? Posted by CoLite at 10:15. Bargain WW2 scale model tanks, warplanes...

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Continental Airs: October 2005

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Work Hard, Fly Standby. All the relevant information on the inside workings of a major commercial airline. I was perusing the forums at Airliners.Net. When I came across a topic. Referencing current pension reform legislation before congress and the fact that if the reform measure is passed, then our Cleveland hub will be saved. But the following story. Our Cleveland hub is relatively small and is therefore highly susceptible to competitive pressure from other hubs in the region, like Northwest's large D...

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Continental Airs: Outsourced Diversions

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Work Hard, Fly Standby. All the relevant information on the inside workings of a major commercial airline. There are plenty of companies that offer such services, Menzies. Being the main one worldwide. Though airlines have been known to contract with other airlines to provide ground service. Airlines also contract out actual flying. Here in Houston we contract out our express flights Express Jet. And to Colgan Air. In other news, the The New York Post. Posted by CoLite at 00:28. If you are injured in a p...

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Continental Airs: My Fault, Your Fault, Our Fault

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Work Hard, Fly Standby. All the relevant information on the inside workings of a major commercial airline. My Fault, Your Fault, Our Fault. There has been much said about who and what is to blame in the airline industry in regards to their financial woes. While surfing around, i came across this article on CnnMoney. While i think it has some merit, i don't think it's the 'smoking gun' when it comes to an airlines financial stability. Take Southwest Airlines. As for the pilot group, the last time I checke...

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Continental Airs: Gordon's Solution.

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Work Hard, Fly Standby. All the relevant information on the inside workings of a major commercial airline. I was surfing aroud today and came across an article in Time. Written by Gordon Bethune, our former and elustrious chairmen of the board. The article is his take on the mess the airline industry is in, and the cure to fix it. Gordon lays the main part of the industry's problems at the government's feet. His solution is for the government and manufacturers ( GE Capital. Posted by CoLite at 15:18.

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Continental Airs: Fare Hikes or Fare Hype

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Work Hard, Fly Standby. All the relevant information on the inside workings of a major commercial airline. Fare Hikes or Fare Hype. Coach Fares paid for travel for five days preceding hurricane Rita from IAH to the 48 contiguous United States. Fares Paid Each Way. Number of Paid Tickets. Number of Free Tickets. In other news, The Wall Street Journal. Reported that the merger of America West. Posted by CoLite at 16:57. Houston, Texas, United States. Work Hard, Fly Standby. View my complete profile.